2B — THE OBSERVER & BAKER CITY HERALD
TUESDAY, MAY 19, 2020
HOME & LIVING
FRESH TAKE ON A HOLIDAY FAVORITE
Moroccan-style spices add extra zing to your
barbecue burgers this Memorial Day weekend
½ teaspoon ground
cinnamon
¾ pound ground
95% lean beef
½ cup frozen chopped onion
¼ teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon freshly
ground black pepper
½ tablespoon olive oil
2 whole wheat burger rolls
By Linda Gassenheimer
Tribune News Service
Here’s a way to spice up
your Memorial Day burgers
using Moroccan-style spices.
Ground cumin, ground cinna-
mon, fresh mint and parsley
may seem unusual additions
to burgers, but they add an
intriguing fl avor to them.
Ground spices can lose
they’re fl avor after a few
months. If yours look grey
or have lost their aroma, it’s
time for new ones.
HELPFUL HINTS
• Ground bison can be
used.
• Canola oil can be used
instead of olive oil.
• ½ cup fresh onion can be
used instead of frozen.
• Any type of burger roll
can be used.
COUNTDOWN
• Make salad and set
aside.
• Mix burger dressing and
set aside.
• Cook burgers.
Moroccan beef burger
SHOPPING LIST
To buy: 1 carton plain
nonfat yogurt, 1 bunch fresh
mint, 1 bunch fresh parsley, 1
cucumber, 2 plum tomatoes, 1
bottle ground cumin, 1 bottle
ground cinnamon, ¾ pound
2 tablespoons fresh
ground 95% lean beef, 1 pack- MOROCCAN BEEF
mint, divided use
age frozen chopped onion
BURGERS
2
tablespoons
fresh
and 1 package whole wheat
Recipe
by
Linda
Gassenheimer
parsley,
divided
use
burger rolls.
1
teaspoon
ground
Staples: Olive oil, salt,
cumin, divided use
¼ cup plain nonfat yogurt
black peppercorns
CREATIVE
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Jeanie Zebrak has grown
an annual vegetable garden
since the 1970s. Her grand-
sons, Landon and Liam,
helped out this year with
digging and soil amendment.
I’m sure they’ll help out with
eating the crops too! This is a
great inter-generational fam-
ily bonding opportunity while
kids are schooling at home.
Since all of us have to eat,
grocery shopping continues to
be a routine activity, but there
are ways to reduce our public
interactions to keep ourselves
and others safe, reduce waste
and save money at the same
time. Peter Fargo cooks
oatmeal for his family every
morning. The last time he
needed rolled oats he bought
a 25-pound bag and got a 10%
discount on his purchase at
the Co-op.
“I ordered and paid over
the phone and it was ready
for curbside pickup the same
day,” Fargo said.
Even though we are
encouraged to stay at home
as much as possible, it is still
important to get exercise and
we are lucky in Baker City
to have many opportunities
for exercise and recreation
that are free and easy on the
environment. Many people
regularly walk and ride bikes
along the Leo Adler Memorial
Pathway along the river. And
dogs like taking a dip too,
although the water is still too
cold for most of us humans.
Bike riders can enjoy pedal-
ing at other outdoor spots
like Phillips Reservoir. Randy
Stadler (yes, he’s my brother)
Linda Gassenheimer / TNS
rides his mountain bike
around the lake frequently
and takes time to groom the
trail, raking up pine cones
and needles so everyone can
have a smooth ride.
Hikers have all kinds of
options for outdoor explora-
tion. If you want some new
ideas, just check out the
Herald’s Saturday Outdoors
& Rec section or refer to Wil-
liam Sullivan’s “100 Hikes
in Eastern Oregon.” And for
those who like to exercise, you
can do it at home with a wide
variety of free internet videos
for yoga, calisthenics, Zumba,
meditation, low-impact work-
outs and more.
With the Baker County Li-
brary closed, library employee
Katrina Horn wanted to
make sure residents still had
access to free books. She has
been stocking the 11 Little
Free Libraries in town with
overfl ow from the district
library book sales. Other
ingenious folks have been
adding jigsaw puzzles, cards
and games.
Thanks Katrina and
everyone else — especially
parents and their children
— who are sorting through
their bookshelves and closets
and contributing secondhand
items to these neighborhood
libraries!
The coronavirus has
disrupted our daily lives and
caused a lot of stress and
hardship for all of us. As we
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Yield 2 servings.
Per serving: 435 calories
(30% from fat), 14.5 g fat
(4.7 g saturated, 5.6 g
monounsaturated), 109 mg
cholesterol, 42.8 g protein,
30.0 g carbohydrates, 5.3 g
fi ber, 277 mg sodium.
CUCUMBER
TOMATO SALAD
Recipe by Linda Gassenheimer
1 cup sliced cucumber
1 cup diced plum tomatoes
1 tablespoon olive oil
Salt and freshly ground
black pepper
Serve sliced cucumbers
topped with diced tomatoes.
Drizzle olive oil on top. Add
salt and pepper to taste.
Yield 2 servings.
Per serving: 83 calories
(76% from fat), 7.0 g fat (1.0 g
saturated, 3.3 g monounsatu-
rated), no cholesterol, 1.1 g
protein, 4.8 g carbohydrates,
1.5 g fi ber, 6 mg sodium.
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persevere through this trying
time, it is inspiring to see peo-
ple respond to this challenge
with creativity, compassion
and love for our community
and our environment.
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FACT:
Mix yogurt with 1 table-
spoon mint, 1 tablespoon
parsley, ½ teaspoon cumin
and ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
together and set aside.
In a large bowl, mix beef,
the remaining 1 tablespoon
mint, 1 tablespoon parsley,
½ teaspoon cumin and ¼
teaspoon cinnamon. Mix in
onion, salt and black pepper.
Form into 2 patties about
4 inches in diameter and
½-inch thick. Heat oil in a
nonstick skillet over medium-
high heat and add burgers.
Saute 5 minutes. Turn burg-
ers over and saute 5 minutes.
A meat thermometer should
read 160 degrees. Place each
burger on the bottom half
of the hamburger roll and
spoon yogurt sauce on top.
Close with the top half of the
roll.
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